French oil major Total has moved the head of its refining and chemicals arm to run its newly created gas, renewables and power division as the group strives to become a leading renewables and electricity player within 20 years.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi named Nizar Salem Al-Numan as a candidate for oil minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at combating corruption, state television said on Thursday citing its correspondent.

Kuwait is likely to name a new oil minister soon in a limited energy reshuffle of the Gulf Opec member, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Four sources told Reuters that current oil minister Ali

Details of a major shake-up of government agencies in Bahrain have been revealed, as well as a temporary freeze on new public sector recruitment. The Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, reported that there were plans to str

New ministers in Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government were sworn in on Saturday after a reshuffle expelled dissidents from his cabinet and began a new phase of negotiations for a third bailout package.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah appointed new ministers for health, higher education, transport, agriculture, information and Islamic affairs on Monday as part of the kingdom's broadest reshuffle of second-tier posts in years.

Major oil producer Kuwait appointed an Islamist lawmaker as oil minister on Monday as part of a government reshuffle triggered by political tensions, although the move is unlikely to affect energy policy.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has begun a reshuffle of his cabinet that he hopes will tame rebellious politicians on his party's right and revive a recession-hit government suffering a mid-term drop in popularity.